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governorn. Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French governor. Etymology: < Anglo-Norman governor, governour, governur, gouvernour, guvernur, governer, guverner, Anglo-Norman and Middle French gouverneur (French gouverneur ) personal protector or guardian (a1140 in Old French as gouverneres ), ruler (c1150; frequently in specific sense ‘supreme ruler, monarch’ or in extended use with reference to God, Christ, or a pagan god), military leader (c1165), director, manager (late 12th cent., originally with reference to a Church official), official appointed to govern a territory or town on behalf of a higher authority (end of the 12th cent.), steersman, pilot (end of the 13th cent. or earlier), tutor (1352), official controller of commerce (1360 or earlier), officer in command of a castle, fortress, or garrison (late 14th cent. or earlier) < classical Latin gubernātor steersman, pilot, person who directs or controls, in post-classical Latin also used of God (6th cent.) < gubernāt- , past participial stem of gubernāre govern v. + -or -or suffix.Compare Old Occitan governador , Catalan governador (13th cent.), Spanish gobernador (first half of the 13th cent.), Portuguese governador (14th cent.), Italian governatore (early 14th cent.); also ( < French) Middle Dutch gouvernēre , gouverneur (Dutch gouverneur ), Middle Low German gubernēr , German Gouverneur (1444 as goiverniere in an isolated attestation in a text from the Rhineland, subsequently from the end of the 16th cent.). Form history. With the forms in -er , -ere , compare Anglo-Norman governer , guverner , and (in later use) -er suffix1. The β. forms show remodelling after classical Latin gubernāre govern v. and gubernātor; compare gubernator n. 1. society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who presides > over an institution or society a1325 (2011) vii. 34 To men of religion, to erchebissopes, bissopes, erchedeknen, guuernours of churchene, ant oþer persons of holi churche. 1427 in J. B. Heath (1869) 4 John de Wellys, Alderman and gouernour. 1535 Isa. xxii. C Go in to the treasury vnto Sobna the gouernoure, and saye [etc.]. ?1566 J. Alday tr. P. Boaistuau sig. H viij b The rector or governor of one onlye Churche or congregation. 1577 M. Hanmer tr. Evagrius Scholasticus v. vi, in 493 Gouernour of the monasterye in Constantinople. 1607 Statutes in M. H. Peacock (1892) 68 The usher being convented by the Governours and admonished. 1697 W. Dampier xix. 525 Withal I think it worth the care of the Owners or Governours of the Factory..to lay Pipes to convey the Fountain Water to the shore. 1721 J. Strype II. ii. xiv. 362 The Governour of the Hospital of Christ's-Church in London. 1792 25 Aug. 1/3 To the Governors of the Universal Medical Institution. 1884 J. Payn 42 It came under the notice of the Governor of Woolwich Academy. 1942 Nov. 133/2 He sits on the Bank of England's austere directorate with Governor Montagu Norman. 2011 A. Hollinghurst iii. 231 ‘Now as you know I've talked to the Governors about this. and they don't think it's desirable,’ said the Headmaster rather shiftily. society > authority > punishment > imprisonment > prisoner > [noun] > official in charge of prison 1753 14 The governor Mr. Wiseman..is a humane, good-natured man (a character that not one in a hundred in that station has the least pretext to). 1807 R. Southey II. xxxix. 162 Of late years the office of jailor has become of considerable importance, and ennobled by the title of Governor. 1864 C. M. Yonge II. vii. 137 Mr. Ernescliffe sent in his card at the governor's house... They were told that the prisoner they wished to see was at work. 1897 O. Wilde 1 Apr. (1962) 514 Of the many, many things for which I have to thank the Governor there is none for which I am more grateful than for his permission to write fully to A[lfred] D[ouglas]. 1965 T. Parker iii. i. 196 Then the governor come in..rabbiting..about ‘respite’ or ‘reprieve’ or something like that. 1994 N. Parker iv. 45 The following morning, Barry had appeared on adjudication before the governor, charged with assaulting a screw. 2. the world > action or operation > safety > protection or defence > care, protection, or charge > [noun] > one who looks after > protector or patron 1340 (1866) 100 He [sc. God] is diȝtere and gouernour and porueyour to his mayne, an nameliche of his children, þet is, of man. 1340 (1866) 126 Be þise uour uirtues ydo is þe man worþi þet he by gouernour uerst of him-zelue, and efterward of oþren. a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) v. l. 1016 He [sc. Pan] was the chief of governours Of hem that kepten tame bestes. c1400 (?a1300) (Laud) (1952) 1713 His nexte by-syb cosyn Beeþ Jubiter and Appolyn, Gouernoures of lewed and lered. a1425 (?c1350) (1964) l. 1222 Wemen may maintene no stowre; Þai..most nedes have a governowre. 1552 Abp. J. Hamilton Pref. Ye haly spreit, quhilk is ane daily techeour & gouernour of ye hail vniuersal kirk. 1867 Feb. 132/2 The parent is made known to the child, not merely as a benefactor, but as a moral governor. 1932 A. C. McGiffert I. xii. 238 As creator and governor God is called Father, as redeemer he is called Son, as regenerator and sanctifier he is called Holy Spirit. 2000 M. de Villiers (new ed.) i. iii. 51 The Sumerian god Aspu was the governor of the Sweet Waters. society > education > teaching > teacher > [noun] > professional teacher > tutor 1485 (St. Albans) iii. sig. ei This man for grace and trist that he had to Tarquinus Priscus made hym the gouernour of his chylder, & ayres. ?1545 H. Rhodes sig. A And thus by the chylde ye shall perceyue the dysposycyon of the gouernour. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) i. i. 171 To Eltam will I, where the young King is, Being ordayn'd his speciall Gouernor. 1638 H. Wotton in W. B. Scoones (1880) 53 Attending the young Lord S. as his governor. 1654 E. Nicholas (1892) II. 146 I will..recommend unto his Majesty care the placing some such Governor over the Duke of Gloucester as may understand the moralls of a Prince; and I pray beleeve it is 3 weekes very strict observance that makes me see the difference betwixt a schoolemaster and a Governor. 1692 J. Locke §94 The great Work of a Governour is to fashion the Carriage and form the Mind. 1752 Ld. Chesterfield 27 May (1932) (modernized text) V. 1885 Others..are sent abroad in servitude to some awkward, pedantic, Scotch governor. 1788 153 Mr. Hobbs..travelled with him as his governor into France. 1806 M. Wilmot Let. 13 Dec. in M. Wilmot & C. Wilmot (1934) iii. 274 There is scarcely a Home where a Governor for the Boys or a governante for the girls is not to be found. 1901 H. S. Edwards tr. F. Funck-Brentano iv. 28 He had..six pages.., with a governor to teach fencing. 2007 K. M. Woods in K. M. Woods et al. III. 15/1 Although Lieutenant General and a former personal governor and tutor of Henry VI.., Beauchamp was only the Earl of Warwick. society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > [noun] a1382 (Bodl. 959) (1961) Num. xxxi. 14 Moises wrooþ to þe pryncys of þe hoost leders of þousondys & gouernors of hundredys [L. centurionibus]. a1400 (?a1350) (Egerton) (1927) l. 1025 (MED) Agam..shal with muche honoure Be oure alþer gouernoure. c1400 (?c1390) (1940) l. 225 ‘Wher is,’ he sayd, ‘Þe gouernour of þis gyng?’ c1430 (c1386) G. Chaucer (Cambr. Gg.4.27) (1879) l. 1060 His meyne That hadde founde here lord here gouernour. a1525 (c1448) R. Holland Bk. Howlat l. 326 in W. A. Craigie (1925) II. 105 Goiss halkis war governouris of ye gret oist. c1540 (?a1400) (2002) f. 75 Agamynon the gouernour. 1553 R. Eden tr. S. Münster sig. Jvj They elected a new gouernoure of theyr nauie. a1616 W. Shakespeare (1623) ii. i. 56 My hopes do shape him for the Gouernor. 1712 E. Bysshe tr. Xenophon v. 200 If the Governour of the Troops take care so to defend the Country, that the Peasants might go on with their Work, [etc.] 1830 J. McHenry xiv. 173 Every disposition that judgment and zeal could suggest towards an effective defence was adopted by the Governor. society > travel > travel by water > one who travels by water or sea > sailor > sailors involved in specific duties or activities > [noun] > helmsman or pilot c1384 (Douce 369(2)) (1850) Deeds xxvii. 11 Sothli centurioun bileuede more to the gouernour [L. gubernatori], and to the lord of the schipp, than to..Poul. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) ii. 153 (MED) Of Helianore schip he was hir gouernour. c1450 tr. G. Deguileville (Cambr.) (1869) 108 I am thilke that maketh the gouernour slepe amiddes the ship..whan he hath lost other broken the steerne. 1526 Rev. xviii. 17 Every shippe governer, and all they that occupied shippes. ?c1535 L. Cox (new ed.) sig. Eviiv Of the whiche vessell the one man was both owner and gouernour. 1611 James iii. 4 Yet are they [sc. ships] turned about with a very small helme, whithersoeuer the gouernour listeth. View more context for this quotation 1658 E. Phillips 254 In a ship the sea-men, some scale the masts, some run in at the doors, some draw water, the governor holdeth the rudder in the ship. 1820 C. Symmons tr. Virgil (ed. 2) I. v. 239 Gyas..To his ship's governor, Menœtes, cried: ‘Why, wandering to the right, thus steer'st thou wide!’ 1847 J. F. Cooper II. iv. 58 Just as the governor fancied that the ship was going clear, she struck aft. 1915 F. M. Gregg I. 120 Master Carver, who was the ship's [sc. The Mayflower's] governor, was the central figure of the group. 2003 W. Lawton (Electronic ed.) She remembered Master Martin, the ship's governor, making a joke later about a ‘pinch, well placed’. 5. society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > [noun] a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) vii. l. 5133 At Rome whan that Apius..Was governour of the cite. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) ii. 166 (MED) Þe lond..þat þin ancessoure So wele kept biforn, als noble gouernoure. c1450 (a1400) (Calig. A.ii) (1969) l. 1525 ‘Ho ys yowre gouernowre?’ Þey seyde, ‘Kyng Artour.’ 1531 T. Elyot i. iii. sig. Bvv There can be no perfect publike weale, without one capital and soueraigne gouernour. 1544 Letanie in sig. Bvi Henry the .viii. thy seruaunt & our kyng and gouernour. 1651 T. Hobbes ii. xviii. 94 The greatest pressure of Soveraign Governours, proceeded not from [etc.]. 1695 Ld. Preston tr. Boethius iv. 186 When the Happiness of the Governours is in some measure diffused. 1775 S. Johnson 17 Without the consent of their countrymen or governours. 1802 W. Wordsworth I grieved for Buonaparte in 16 Sept. 'Tis not in battles that from youth we train The Governor who must be wise and good. 1850 R. W. Emerson Napoleon in vi. 228 History is full, down to this day, of the imbecility of kings and governors. 1910 L. F. Baum vii. 72 I, my dear, am the acknowledged Queen and Governor of every chicken in Oz, because I'm the eldest and started the whole colony. 2004 H. Kennedy (2005) i. 17 Part of the problem is that our governors see themselves as the good guys. a1398 J. Trevisa tr. Bartholomaeus Anglicus (BL Add. 27944) (1975) I. v. ii. 169 Þe heed..is gouernour and reulere of alle þe body. a1450 (c1386) G. Chaucer (Tanner) (1879) Prol. l. 170 Welcome somer our gouernour and lorde. a1513 H. Bradshaw (1521) i. xxix. sig. k.iiv The day was gouernour, over the nyght. 1526 W. Bonde i. sig. Fiiv Grace, vnder god, is the chefe gouerner of mannes soule. 1644 K. Digby ii. iii. 383 Poetry, is not a gouernour of our Actions, but..it becometh an vsefull directour to vs. 1726 Bp. J. Butler ii. 42 This Faculty was placed within us to be our proper Governour. 1806 T. Chevalier (ed. 3) 131 Let fact be the rule, the measure, and the absolute governor of our conduct. 1837 H. Gordon 73 Reason..that noble instrument, the regulator and governor of life. 1925 E. Cole vi. 101 Love is man's governor supreme. 2004 15 May d13/1 If accident rather than design is our governor, then history may be Marxian, but more Groucho than Karl. the world > the supernatural > deity > [noun] the world > the supernatural > deity > Christian God > the Trinity > [noun] > person of c1400 (?c1380) l. 199 Hatȝ þou, gome, no gouernour ne god on to calle. a1450 (1885) 492 Jesu Criste, our gouernoure. 1678 R. Cudworth i. iii. 110 The Deity, or that perfect Mind which is the supreme Governour of all things. 1710 H. Prideaux i. 18 Being given to them by God not as General Governor of the World..but [etc.]. 1795 P. Newcome II. vii. 321 But how seldom was this worship paid to the supreme Power! to God our governor! 1809 J. Morse & E. Parish (rev. ed.) xvi. 196 They [sc. the natives of New England] believed that once there was no sachem nor king, but Kichtan, who was the self existent creator of the Heavens and governor of mankind. 1817 A. Bonar II. x. 218 The infinitely wise moral Governor of the world. 1963 H. R. Niebuhr (1999) Introd. 27 God is our Governor and Judge—he manifests himself as order. 1996 S. Subramuniyaswami 292 Lord Gaņeśa was created as a governor and interplanetary, intergalactic Lord. 6. society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > [noun] a1393 J. Gower (Fairf.) vii. l. 2768 Whanne he made a governour..Of Province or of region. ?a1400 (a1338) R. Mannyng (Petyt) ii. 146 (MED) Þise were mayntenours, to sustene þe coroun, & rightfulle gouernours þe folk in feld & toun. 1442–3 in J. Raine (1841) 145 Till haff made..sir Alexandre Houme..oure bailye and gubernour of all oure lordshipp and lands of the house and barony of Coldinghame. 1535 2 Kings xxv. 23 The kynge of Babilon had made Godolias gouernoure. 1578 J. Lyly f. 10v Don Ferardo one of the chiefe gouernours of the citie. 1673 J. Ray 9 Brussels..where the Spanish Governour of these Provinces..usually resides. 1742 D. Hume Taxes in (1777) I. 368 The emperor..must allow all the bashaws and governors to oppress and abuse the subjects. a1832 J. Mackintosh Rev. Lives Milton's Nephews in (1846) II. 505 While the grandson of Milton resided at Madras..it is somewhat remarkable that the elder brother of Addison should have been the Governor of that settlement. 1840 C. Thirlwall VII. 5 Here [i.e. at Alexandria] he found reason to remove the governor whom he had left there. 1917 J. Cox 28 June (MS, Alexander Turnbull Libr., Wellington, N.Z.) It is reported today that the Governor of N.Z. is to be a Governor General. 1972 21 Oct. 34/3 The roles of Queen Elizabeth's Australian representatives, the six governors and the governor-general, are threefold—constitutional, ceremonial and what has come to be described as charismatic. 2013 A. Baram in T. Dodge & S. Simon v. 104 Since the Gulf War, the regime's tendency has been to nominate ex-military men as governors. society > armed hostility > warrior > soldier > leader or commander > officer according to function > [noun] > commander of fortress or garrison 1523 Ld. Berners tr. J. Froissart I. xlvii. f. xxxvi My brother..is gouernour of the castell and of the towne. 1663 J. Heath 86 Stafford the Governour of the Castle basely betrayed it to Cromwell. 1702 I. iv. 301 Sending an Order to the Governour of Portsmouth, that no body should be admitted into that town and fort. ?1783 S. Ancell 204 The King's Bastion is able to contain one thousand men.., and is of a noble construction, planned by General Boyde, when Governor of the garrison. 1837 23 To Governors, who have not Commissions as General Officers, all Guards within their Garrisons are to turn out with presented Arms, and beat one Ruffle. 1951 5 Mar. 120 A fortress? The governor will show it to you, or, rather, politely conceal it from you. 2005 18 Apr. 84/3 We had already been to half a dozen of the country's five hundred forts, all somewhat of a piece: the pillowed room for the..governor; the dungeons [etc.]. society > authority > rule or government > ruler or governor > governor of province, dependency, or colony > governors by country > [noun] > of a state of U.S. 1683 in (1852) I. 57 Wm. Penn, proprietery and Governer of Pensilvania. 1734 in (1852) III. 546 Notwithstanding the specious and ample Professions made by the Governor of Maryland. 1763 Oct. 639/1 The governor of West Florida, taking affront at the North Briton of Sept. 17,..asked him if he was the author of that paper. 1819 (16th Congr., 1st Sess.) 692 An act to authorize the Governor of Illinois to obtain certain abstracts of land from certain public offices. c1845 in J. R. Bartlett (1877) 438 W. A. Graham..will be elected governor by the largest majority ever before given..in the Old North State. 1875 July 376/1 Last May the Governor of Missouri proclaimed a day of fasting and humiliation as a stratagem in the anti-locust war. 1960 4 July 30/2 Pennsylvania's Governor David Lawrence was the only one in a position to play mystery man and kingmaker. 1992 4 Oct. d1/1 The Texas governor..will criss-cross her state this month. 7. colloquial and slang (chiefly British). society > occupation and work > worker > employer > [noun] society > authority > control > person in control > [noun] > one who is in charge society > society and the community > kinship or relationship > kinsman or relation > parent > father > [noun] 1783 10 Dec. 31/1 I sent for a constable, and for my governor, and my father. 1802 H. K. White Let. in (1807) I. 81 I have made such a proficiency in the law, as has ensured me the regard of my governors. 1827 20 70 I was accompanied on this occasion by my Governor. 1838 C. Dickens II. xxx. 179 Tell your governor that Blathers..is here. 1853 ‘C. Bede’ x. 89 I suppose the bills will come in some day or other, but the governor will see to them. 1869 E. Bennett iv. 14 ‘Any Americans here, in this Pandemonium of yours?’ I said to the governor of the hotel. 1915 P. G. Wodehouse xi. 315 ‘I do wish that this time you would endeavour..not to make a fool of yourself.’.. ‘I'll have a jolly good stab at it, governor.’ 1946 R. P. Warren (2005) 382 ‘Well, you're the Governor, aren't you?’ ‘You're damned right I am,’ the Boss had said. 2001 ‘O. Parry’ 270 Surprise ain't to be sniffed at, as me governor's governor always said. the world > people > person > man > [noun] > as a form of address 1819 P. Egan 16 I say Governor, I thinks as how your distiller lives too near the Thames. 1843 C. Dickens (1844) xxiii. 284 ‘My youngest died last week.’ ‘I'm sorry for it, governor, with all my heart,’ said Mark. 1912 G. B. Shaw Pygmalion ii. in (1972) IV. 713 Take my advice, Governor: marry Eliza while she's young and don't know no better. 1974 M. Piñero 56 Looks like you made the wrong move there, governor. 1997 P. L. Williams (2001) iv. ii. 197 I believe I might be able to help you, governor. society > occupation and work > equipment > machine > parts of machines > control(s) > [noun] > other controls 1797 Dec. 424 The motion of the overshot wheel is regulated by an apparatus called a governor, invented, as I think, by Mr. Watt. 1825 ‘J. Nicholson’ 38 Governors or flying-balls are very frequently used in the wind-mills employed for grinding flour. 1864 i. 53 The addition of a governor or regulator for adjusting the supply of water to the wheel. 1918 E. M. Roberts 63 By means of a governor, the speed of the lorries was being limited to fifteen miles an hour. 1998 Sept. 80/1 The tractor gasped as its governor opened up and dumped gas in its engine. 2013 (Maritime Press) 3-24 To protect the engine, the governor is adjusted to the specified output and engine speed, and sealed and locked with fixing wire. the world > food and drink > hunting > fishing > fishing-tackle > means of attracting fish > [noun] > artificial fly > types of 1837 J. Kirkbride 57 The Governor Fly..answers well on some of our lakes. 1867 F. Francis vi. 212 The Governor..is a useful fly on many waters. 1884 21 June 6/2 The artificial fly known as the ‘governour’, which is intended for an imitation of the ground bee. 1909 Fall 838/2 Highest Grade Trout Flies..Professor..Governor..Golden Spinner. 1929 L. Plumley v. 107 Wet flied for smallish eastern trout waters: Coachman (plain pattern),..Soldier Palmer, Beaverkill, and Governor. 2012 D. Klausmeyer ii. 13/2 (caption) Governor. Hook: Regular wet-fly hook... Wing: Dark brown mottled turkey. Compounds C1. General attributive (in sense 8). 1854 VII. 5/1 The governor apparatus has itself been applied to telescope-driving clocks. 1919 15 Dec. 31/2 The governor apparatus is capable of adjustment so as to limit the resulting pressure drop. 2009 6/1 A motor..is arranged as an actuator for opening and closing the throttle valve in the electronic governor apparatus. 1830 6 New Ser. 332 The amount of friction to be overcome at the spindle..may be readily inferred by a reference to the common throttle and governor valves. 1916 S. R. Eighinger & M. S. Hutton 132 The throttle..and the governor valve may both be oiled. 1986 R. N. Brown viii. 2847 Control oil is required for a power positioner on a steam turbine governor valve. C2. 1880 A. Tolhausen tr. W. H. Uhland II. 263 By coming in contact with the governor-block M, the trigger nibs..are knocked out of gear. 1897 G. E. Tewksbury 37 Move the governor block to the left until proper tension has been obtained, then reset the screws. 1899 May 399 K 6 is the governor block or collar on the exhaust valve spindle. 1922 T. Croft v. 167 Place the starting block or stop..under the governor cross arm... A ¼ in. thick piece of wood or iron is placed between the governor block and the governor cross arm. 2000 Looking for a Good Block in (Yahoo! group) 8 Aug. (O.E.D. Archive) I need a good model n briggs mechanical governor block... I have many engines or parts to trade or will buy one outright. 1859 31 Oct. 1/5 Why waste your gas?—Save 35 per cent. by using Neale's Patent Governor Burner. Price 1s. 6d. each. 1913 W. P. Gerhard (ed. 4) 73 Governor burners are preferable to pressure regulators. 2008 C. Otter iv. 142 Positioning governors within the lamp itself prevented flickering when gas surged: hence the development of the combined governor-burner, or rheometer. 1865 53 (heading) Governor house. 1895 17 Dec. 3/5 A fire..occurred in the governor house of Worthing Gasworks. 1960 13 Jan. 9/3 The board stated that they might want to retain part of the site for a gasholder and governor-house. 1643 Proclam. Robert Earl of Essex 1 May in W. Prynne & C. Walker (1644) 94 To will and require you by virtue of this Commission to take the said City [sc. Bristol] and Forces into your charge as Governour in chiefe, and by all possible wayes and meanes (except in point of Civill Government) to provide for the defence and security of the same. 1643 24 Nov. (single sheet) Robert Earle of Warwick is made Governor in chiefe, and Lord High Admirall of all those Islands and other Plantations inhabited, Planted, or belonging to any of Our Subjects within the Bounds, and upon the Coasts of America. 1683 29 Oct. 1/2 Orders from Sir W. Stap'eton, Governor in Chief of the Leeward Islands, to go in search of several Pyrates. 1717 in N. Bouton (1868) II. 712 We have constituted and appointed Samuel Shute Esq. our Captain General and Governor in chief in and over our Province of New Hampshire, in New England, in America. 1820 Feb. 173/1 He..had held the situation, since 1801, of Governor in Chief of the important fortress of Gibraltar. 1851 H. Melville 203 Van Diemen's Land is even yet only a lieutenancy, the Governor-in-Chief being stationed in New South Wales. 1901 S. Lane-Poole VI. ii. 18 The village sheykhs were subordinate to the district governors, who in turn reported to the governor-in-chief; but the central government interfered little with the district officers. 1950 24 Apr. 153/1 As the wife of Jamaica's Governor in Chief Sir John Huggins, she would traditionally be expected to limit her duties to the pouring of tea or the laying of cornerstones. 1964 E. Arthur iv. 112 In 1841 Upper and Lower Canada became the Province of Canada under a Governor-in-chief (Lord Sydenham). 2010 (Nexis) 10 May 30 As his countless election posters indicate Mr Ampatuan Sr is standing—from jail—for vice-governor of Maguindanao province [sc. in the Philippines] after reaching his limit of three terms as its governor in chief. the world > food and drink > food > consumption of food or drink > eating > feasting > [noun] > feaster > lord of feast 1611 John ii. 9 When the ruler of the feast had tasted the water that was made wine, and knew not whence it was, (but the seruants which drew the water knew) the gouernor of the feast called the bridegrome. View more context for this quotation 1858 H. Cruger 25 Flacourtia... Governor-plum. 1900 589/1 Flacourtia... This genus contains a spiny hedge and fruit plant called the Rambustan or Governor's Plum. 1933 28 Jan. 20/3 An array of exotic fruits of the tropics, such as the Governor's plum and the Monstera deliciosa. 2010 G. S. Dreishpoon 172 Some of the more exotic fruits include the Governor plum, guava, hog plum, mango, [etc.] 1892 27 Apr. 7/2 Regulated by a simple screw contrivance to vibrate at the exact rate of the distant transmitter or governor reed. 1924 1/2 The governor reed should not have a tendency to vibrate due to harmonic motion when the motor is operated. 1962 6 The governor reed and the movable contact may tend to fly out and destroy the governor. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). <  n.a1325 |
